It's that time of year again! August 1st opening day on Flat Creek on the Elk Refuge and many of the Teton Park Streams.
FLAT CREEK
Flat Creek is challenging, rewarding and frustrating at the same time. Look for banks that are fast enough to bring the cuttys food and slow enough to be lazy. To increase your odds, use your eyes and ears to find feeding fish. Walk quietly, keep a low profile and give other anglers plenty of room. There should be good mid-morning hatches of Grey Drakes and PMDs and, as the day progresses, small hoppers, beetles and ants can work. Rusty spinners are else exceptionally good and an arsenal of PMD and Grey Drakes patterns are helpful on selective fish.
TETON PARK
So far, the only streams that have been open to fishing in Teton Park were the Snake, Gros Ventre, Pacific Creek and Buffalo. This changes August 1! If you've been itching to fish the small clear streams in the Park, now is the time. Cottonwood Creek above and below Jenny Lake is a good option. And the inlet and outlet streams of the lower Teton lakes are possibilities.
The Snake, Hoback and Gros Ventre continue to fish well. Use smaller foam Goldens and hoppers along with Yellow Sallies. Oversized ants are also very productive. The best fishing is between 9am and 2pm... and also at dark-thirty.
BANG FOR THE BUCK FLY RODS
As top-end fly rods exceed the $1,000 mark, many anglers are looking for more economical options. Nothing wrong with buying the best except for the money. The Sage Sonic, Scott Session and Hardy Aydon offer much of the performance of their more expensive siblings but are priced about 30% less. They also use a streamlined version of the best technologies. There are great high performance rods that combine ease of casting balance with enough backbone for big western flies and wind. In addition, cosmetics are top notch. Another great value rod is the Echo Trout X. The high dollar performance is hidden in a $400 price tag.
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